You can really only purchase what is available for sale! One of the major reasons why transaction volumes remain so low in our area is because there is very little actually available for sale. What becomes quite clear from the data is that when values are declining, sales volumes typically fall and increasing values typically […]

With the election over, there is no longer a black cloud over negative gearing and Capital Gains tax. In addition, APRA is considering lowering their assessment rate which stands currently at 7.25% – finally common sense prevails!  With current  rates around 3.99%, the gap is too wide to be sensible. There is also strong comment […]